Inheritance

Practice of passing on property upon the death of individuals

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2025 Wake Up Dead Man is scheduled for release.
January 28 2025
Daffy Duck's Quackbusters
Warner Archive released the film on region-free Blu-Ray in the USA, with bonus cartoons including Duck Dodgers and the Return of the 24½th Century, Superior Duck, The Duxorcist, Night of the Living Duck, Blooper Bunny, Invasion of the Bunny Snatchers, and Little Go Beep.
2023 Development of the third film, Wake Up Dead Man, began, briefly postponed by the Writers Guild of America labor strike.
September 2023
The Aristocats
Characters from The Aristocats (Thomas O'Malley, Duchess, Berlioz, Marie, and Toulouse) were added to the mobile game Disney Magic Kingdoms
September 5 2023
Sleepy Hollow
Paramount Pictures released a remastered 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray version in anticipation of the film's 25th anniversary.
August 2023 Dark Castle Entertainment announced plans to develop a Thirteen Ghosts television series, expanding the franchise's potential media presence.
March 2023
The Aristocats
Questlove was attached to direct the upcoming live-action remake of The Aristocats.
February 28 2023
The Aristocats
Re-released as a Disney100 Edition (BLU-RAY + DVD), with a Walmart-exclusive package containing a collectible commemorative pin.
2022
Howards End
Michael Barker, co-founder of Sony Pictures Classics, recalled Ismail Merchant's decision to choose Sony's distribution offer over a more lucrative offer from Harvey Weinstein's Miramax Films.
December 23 2022 Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery was released on Netflix.
November 2022 Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery had a controversial one-week platform theatrical rollout.
June 10 2022
Sleepy Hollow
Paramount announced plans for a reboot of Sleepy Hollow, with Lindsey Beer in negotiations to write and direct the film project.
February 2022 Ivan Reitman passed away, marking this as his final film production for the Ghostbusters franchise.
February 1 2022 DVD, Blu-ray, and Ultra HD Blu-ray release in North America.
January 2022
The Aristocats
Live-action remake of The Aristocats was announced, with Will Gluck producing under Olive Bridge Entertainment and Keith Bunin hired to write the script.
January 4 2022 Digital release of the film.
2021
The Aristocats
Disney added content warnings and limited The Aristocats to viewers 7 years and older on Disney+ due to concerns about the character Shun Gon being a racist stereotype of East Asian people.
December 2021 The screenplay for Knives Out was ranked 49th on the Writers Guild of America's list of '101 Greatest Screenplays of the 21st Century (So Far)'.
November 19 2021 Ghostbusters: Afterlife is released in the United States by Columbia Pictures.
October 2021
Elvira: Mistress of the Dark
Elvira's 40th birthday special was announced on Shudder's YouTube channel with the video 'Burn Witch Burn'. During October, she featured horror movies on Netflix's YouTube channel in a series called 'Netflix & Chills Meet Dr. Elvira'.
October 26 2021 Won Best Thriller Film at the Saturn Awards, with Ana de Armas winning Best Supporting Actress and Bob Ducsay winning Best Editing
July 22 2021 Received Golden Trailer Awards nominations for Most Original TV Spot and Best Viral Campaign for 'Knives Out Knives'
July 5 2021
Daffy Duck's Quackbusters
The film was released in the UK on DVD, featuring the same bonus shorts as the US release.
March 2021 Netflix acquires the rights for two Knives Out sequels for $469 million.
2020
Elvira: Mistress of the Dark
Elvira appeared in a more significant role in Happy Halloween, Scooby-Doo! Peterson announced plans for a potential third Elvira film as an animated feature.
September 24 2020 Imagen Awards nominates Ana de Armas for Best Actress – Feature Film.
July 28 2020 Shout Factory released a special collector's edition Blu-ray under their Scream Factory label, featuring new interviews with cast and crew and a new audio commentary by director Steve Beck.
July 10 2020 Original scheduled theatrical release date, which was later postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
March 9 2020 Ana de Armas won Best Actress in an International Production at the Actors and Actresses Union Awards
February 2020 Domestic gross exceeded $159 million, demonstrating the film's sustained box office performance.
February 2020 Lionsgate announces plans to develop a sequel to Knives Out.
February 25 2020 Lionsgate released Knives Out on physical media formats including DVD, Blu-ray, and 4K, with additional special features like deleted scenes, behind-the-scenes content, audio commentary, and a documentary.
February 9 2020 Received an Academy Awards nomination for Best Original Screenplay by Rian Johnson
February 7 2020 Lionsgate released Knives Out on digital formats.
February 4 2020
Daffy Duck's Quackbusters
The Duxorcist segment was individually released as part of the Looney Tunes Parodies Collection.
February 2 2020 Received a nomination for Best Original Screenplay by Rian Johnson at the British Academy Film Awards
February 1 2020 Received nominations at the Art Directors Guild Awards for Best Contemporary Film and Writers Guild of America Awards for Best Original Screenplay
January 31 2020 The film had its final global release in Japan.
January 30 2020 Won Artios Awards for Feature Big Budget – Comedy, and received a nomination for Film of the Year at the London Film Critics' Circle Awards
January 28 2020 Won Excellence in Contemporary Film for Jenny Eagan at the Costume Designers Guild Awards
January 18 2020 Producers Guild of America Awards nominates Rian Johnson and Ram Bergman for Best Theatrical Motion Picture.
January 17 2020 Received a nomination for Best Edited Feature Film – Comedy or Musical for Bob Ducsay at the American Cinema Editors Awards
January 12 2020 Critics' Choice Movie Awards nominates Knives Out for Best Acting Ensemble, Best Original Screenplay, and Best Comedy.
January 10 2020 Alliance of Women Film Journalists Awards and Georgia Film Critics Association nominate Rian Johnson for Best Original Screenplay.
January 8 2020 National Board of Review Awards and Dorian Awards recognize Knives Out, with NBR awarding Top Ten Films and Best Ensemble.
January 5 2020 Golden Globe Awards nominates Knives Out for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy, with Daniel Craig and Ana de Armas also receiving acting nominations.
January 3 2020 Won Top Ten Films of the Year at the American Film Institute Awards, and received a Best International Supporting Actress nomination for Toni Collette at the AACTA International Awards
2019 Daniel Craig initially declines the role of Blanc due to contractual obligations to No Time to Die, but accepts after the film's production is postponed.
2019 Rian Johnson begins ideating a sequel to Knives Out while the original film is still in theaters.
2019 Daniel Craig accepted the role of Benoit Blanc after initial hesitation, undertaking extensive speech training with a dialect coach to develop the character's distinctive Southern accent.

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